Control: tag -1 moreinfo On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 16:14:46 +0100, Laszlo Boszormenyi (GCS) wrote:
> Package: release.debian.org > Severity: normal > User: release.debian....@packages.debian.org > Usertags: unblock > > Dear Release Team, > > I'm asking for permission to upload ntfs-3g/2014.2.15AR.3-1 as it fixes > an RC bug[1]. Current version of ntfs-3g doesn't work with 2.6.x kernels > as it falls back to a wrong FUSE compatibility level. Upstream released > a new version which contains only a bugfix for this issue. > That bug is currently not RC, at severity "important". Nor should it be, as far as I can tell, the older kernel version jessie needs to handle is 3.2.x. > Two things make it a bit difficult. > Packages testdisk and partclone will need binNMUs: > nmu testdisk_6.14-3 . ALL . -m "rebuild against ntfs-3g 1:2014.2.15AR.3-1" > nmu partclone_0.2.73-2 . ALL . -m "rebuild against ntfs-3g 1:2014.2.15AR.3-1" > > The package contains an udeb, but it's not concerned about this bugfix. > > Would it be allowed for upload? > I'm afraid not, a SONAME bump at this state is not acceptable. And I don't understand why this fix requires a SONAME bump, please clarify. Cheers, Julien
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